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Stress in the workplace
How does it affect your bottom line?
Workplace stress continues to grow in the U.S. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are dedicated to studying stress. The following are some statistics about stress in the workplace:
- Stress is linked to and affects physical and mental health.
- Job burnout experienced by 25% to 40% of U.S. workers is blamed on stress.
- More than ever before, employee stress is being recognized as a major drain on corporate productivity and competitiveness.
- $300 billion, or $7,500 per employee, is spent annually in the U.S. on stress-related compensation claims, reduced productivity, absenteeism, health insurance costs, direct medical expenses (nearly 50% higher for workers who report stress), and employee turnover.
- Depression, only one type of stress reaction, is predicted to be the leading occupational disease of the 21st century, responsible for more days lost than any other single factor. (1)
Numerous common health problems are linked to stress:
- The leading six causes of death in the U.S.: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide
- Immune response and deficiency
- Memory loss
- Obesity (1)
Occupational pressures are also believed to be responsible for the following according to the American Institute of Stress (www.stress.org):
- 30% of workers suffering from back pain
- 28% complaining of stress
- 20% feeling fatigued
- 13% with headaches
Stress is a worldwide phenomenon. Statistics from a recent global stress research study show that increased stress is felt worldwide, and stress affects women differently than men:
A recent Roper Starch Worldwide survey of 30,000 people between the ages of 13 and 65 in 30 countries showed:
- women who work full-time and have children under the age of 13 report the greatest stress worldwide
- globally, 23% of women executives and professionals, and 19% of their male peers, say they feel "super-stressed"
Help your employees deal with workplace stress!
Schedule monthly or bi-monthly chair massage for your employees.
Hand in Hand Healing comes to your workplace!
Research has shown that regular massage therapy can reduce stress and improve medical conditions of the body. Some of the benefits of massage therapy are as follows:
- Decreased muscle and back pain
- Prevention and relief of repetitive strain injuries
- Reduced anxiety and depression
- Decreased occurrences of migraine headaches
- Increased productivity in the workplace
- Decreased pain in Fibromyalgia patients
- Improved sleep
- Improved mood
The Touch Research Institute has conducted over 100 studies on the positive effects of massage therapy on many functions and medical conditions in many different age groups. Please visit their website at http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/research.htm#MTS for more information.
(1) http://www.stressdirections.com/personal/about_stress/stress_statistics.html